Paris Saint-Germain won against AS Monaco on Wednesday at the Louis-II stadium (2-4) during the 16th day of Ligue 1. A match marked by a series of errors of judgment on the part of the referee of the match, Mr. François Letexier.
Sir François Letexier. Justice commissioner during the week, referee in Ligue 1 at the weekend… and in the Champions League on Tuesday and Wednesday. Sir François Letexier is not just anyone. He was also present in the referee procession for the C1 final at Wembley last June, before being designated for the Euro 2024 final last July.
Yes, at 35, sir François Letexier has a CV as long as his arm in the world of arbitration. And yet, this Wednesday, at the Louis-II stadium, Mr. François Letexier committed a very serious error: not to expel Wilfried Singo after his attack on Gianluigi Donnarumma (18ᵉ).
After having seen and seen the Ivorian’s sole on the Italian’s face, let someone explain to us why an unintentional fault can be judged in a certain way compared to another. For example, why an excess of commitment by a player in midfield, throwing himself on the foot of another with the sole forward, but not touching the latter, can result in a yellow, while the lack of Singonon.
Gianluigi Donnarumma came out with a disfigured face in the 22nd minute, after receiving almost 5 minutes of treatment on the ground. And Wilfried Singohe remained on the pitch, the referee of the Euro 2024 final judging that the Ivorian’s intervention was not voluntary.
On the other hand, when Marquinhos involuntarily touches a ball in its area with his arm, after a deviation of On it following a missed passAkliouchethere, sir François Letexier decides to whistle for a penalty (52nd). That is to say that according to him, the Brazilian perhaps could have – or should have – cut off his arm. No doubt, the protagonist of the meeting will be Mr. François Letexier. And in football, when the man of the match is the referee, it’s never a good sign. We hope for explanations from the authorities in the coming hours.
With forceps, Paris snatches victory from Monaco
After the release of Donnarumma, Paris maintains the good intentions at the start of the match which allowed him to obtain two big chances toJudge (4ᵉ) and Stagger (6ᵉ). L’AS Monacowho is poorly organized defensively, gets fooled in transition and, ultimately, it’s Désiré Doué who opened the scoring following enormous work from the Moroccan side on the right side (24th). After having achieved a first reference match with the PSG against theOLthe 19-year-old striker continues to score points with Luis Enrique.
The Parisians logically lead 1-0 at the break. But as the two teams walk down the tunnel into their locker room, Donnarumma waits for the match referee to show him the state of his face. From home, we can roughly see how serious the Italian’s injury is. So, imagine the players in the match… Obviously, we understand the frustration of the goalkeeper of the PSGwho must have transmitted it indirectly to his teammates.
Result of the races, theASM reverses the trend in the space of seven minutes. Ben Seghir transforms the penalty and equalizes (53rd), before Plunger gives his team the advantage on a good crossAkliouche (60ᵉ). Le PSG will find the strength to equalize in stride thanks to Ousmane Dembélé after a strike of Fabian Ruiz rejected by Old (64ᵉ).
Do you remember Mr. François Letexier ? The latter will save a second yellow to Lamine Camara after a new tackle, sole raised, foot forward, on the ankle of Désiré Doué (71ᵉ).
But all his decisions against them do not make Parisians give up. Luis Enrique decides to bring in Gonçalo Ramos in place of the former Rennais ten minutes from the end, coaching which will pay off. On his first corner, the Portuguese striker wins in the air against the opposing defense and scores the third goal of the PSG (83ᵉ). The goal of victory? No. While Minamino will miss a ready goal two meters from the cages (85th), Dembele’she will seal the victory of the Parisians thanks to a magnificent ball pricked on Kohn (96ᵉ).
Paris (40 points) takes off in the ranking of the Ligue 1increasing its lead over the Monegasques by ten points (30 points). This is a great way to end the year 2024, despite the series of errors of Mr. Letexier…who will expel Adi Hütter for protest (95ᵉ). Absurd when we know the indulgence he had throughout the meeting on much more serious facts.
